Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] [be] for [noun] [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is only necessary to reverse the meaning of the sentence to realize how difficult it would have been for Baldwin to have given a negative answer . |
| 2 | The friend said : ‘ The ideal solution would have been for Camilla to break off with Andrew , but it never happened . |
| 3 | First , LAWER is viewed as the caring response of doctor and relatives for the patient , whose wishes , they feel ‘ confident ’ , would have been for life to have been ended . |
| 4 | The best advice anyone can give is for people to get their hands on a copy of the official festival programme and to plan their own agenda . |
| 5 | Indeed , the greatest praise an innovation can receive is for people to say : ‘ This is obvious ! |